Sunday Morning Series - Hope That Does Not Waver - The Contamination of Our Hope

Text: Philippians 4:6-7

Hope can be contaminated by worry or fear.

What are we responsible to do to protect our hope? Let's take a look.

1) I Peter 5:7 - SEND. Let our petitions be made known to God.

2) Matthew 6:25-34 - STOP. Don't worry or be troubled.

3) John 14:1 & 27, Colossians 3:15 - STAY. Don't let go of our hope. Stay in the peace of God.

No one can do these things for us. They are our assignments.

What God Does:

1) Psalm 4:8 - He keeps us safe.

2) Isaiah 26:3 - He keeps us in perfect peace.

3) Philippians 4:19 - He fully supplies.

The Results:

1) Prov. 3:24 - Our sleep will be sweet.

2) Psalm 119:165 - Nothing shall make them stumble.

3) Psalm 91:1,2 - He is our refuge and fortress.

If we allow the contamination of the world in, we change the nature of our hope. We begin to hope for something other than the promises of God. According to Romans 8:6 - to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. If I don't see the promised results, there must be a contamination somewhere.

To get rid of the contamination, several things are needed:

1) Illumination - find out what's holding me back by going into the Word of God.

2) Segregation - separate that which is foreign from what we want - worries, fears, anxieties.

3) Determination - not easy, but stay the course no matter what the circumstances.

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